Manager Management

SARA E. SLYGH MBA/CIA

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Residence: 949-***-****

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BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Results-driven with diversified experience in accounting functions.

Extensive experience in financial planning and analysis including

multimillion dollar budget development and management. Excellent

communicator and people manager experienced at dealing with all levels of

management. Proven project management skills in directing global teams.

Proficient in the use of SAP, Certus, AutoAudit, Microsoft Word, Power

Point and EXCEL. Expertise includes:

Cost Accounting Budget Development/Management

Auditing

Inventory Valuation Expense Analysis

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

P&L Management Fixed Asset Accounting Project

Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Conexant Systems, Newport Beach, CA

2006 - 2011

Conexant is an international semiconductor manufacturer with revenues of

$240M focusing on imaging, audio and Internet connectivity applications.

Accounting Manager

2007 - present

Overall responsibility for monthly and quarterly close process. Coordinate

worldwide close schedule and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.

Prepare month end closing financial statements and provide month over month

variance analysis. Present monthly results to senior team members.

Coordinate responses to internal and external auditor inquiries.

. Modified close procedures to reduce close cycle to 3 days.

. Developed process to record and report Discontinued Operations

expenditures.

. Developed and modified SAP reports reducing time required for

account reviews by 10%.

Internal Audit Manager

2006 - 2007

Coordinate and manage internal audit activities. Responsibilities include

communication with of activities to meet schedule commitments, review of

work papers and drafting of the audit reports. Audit scopes cover

operational efficiency and financial integrity including Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance.

. Identified an oversight in the amortization of a $1.1M item

resulting in a $3M true-up.

. Identified redundant SOX controls and reduced key controls by 20%.

. Identified and facilitated method of performing risk analysis using

Certus software.

Agere Systems, Allentown, PA

2002 - 2006

Agere was an integrated circuit components manufacturer with revenue of

$1.6B with facilities world-wide. Agere was spun off from Lucent

Technologies on June 1, 2002 and purchased by LSI Corporation on April 2,

2007.

Senior Manager Internal Audit

2005 - 2006

Direct auditors and design individual audit programs and planning

documentation. Responsibilities include performing and managing internal

audit assignments involving examining, investigating and reviewing records,

reports and financial information to ensure compliance; manage internal and

external audit staff; perform audits for process efficiency and operating

effectiveness.

. Identified weakness in inventory management controls in the

manufacturing facilities. Recommended expansion of procedures,

completed within thirty days. Reduced potential inventory loss through

carelessness or theft from total value ranging from $100M to $150M.

Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis - Operations Finance

2000 - 2005

Prepare internal management reports and perform analysis of consolidated

financial results, forecasts and variances for global Operations.

Coordinate worldwide budget process and prepare budget analysis for senior

management. Direct allocation of manufacturing costs to business units and

explain changes from prior forecast. Formal presentation to senior

management explaining allocation processes and business unit impact. Manage

quarterly global Sarbanes-Oxley assertion for Operations Finance team.

Supervise worldwide standard costing methodology and procedures. Manage

global Fixed Assets policy and procedures. Supervise the activities of

analysts worldwide with up to 10 direct reports and a team of forty.

. Managed the analysis and reporting of global Operations expenses

within expected time frame. Increased efficiency by reducing

results/forecast cycle by 36%, eliminating 5 days from schedule.

. Redesigned Sarbanes-Oxley controls for Operations Finance

organization (5 sites) resulting in a 35% reduction and

elimination of 80 controls. Reduced corresponding audit risk and

effort required to maintain and certify by 35%.

. Improved the accuracy of inventory and manufacturing costs by

developing and implementing analytical model to assign variation

appropriately. Project increased inventory accuracy by 66%.

. Designed and maintained Hyperion software configuration to

support data analysis, cost assignment to Business Units and

reporting for Operations. Restructured the model numerous times

to accommodate changing business structure as company employment

and staff downsized by 50%.

. Developed analysis and metrics to support analysis of

manufacturing costs. Data reduced manufacturing costs by 50%

over four years and increased manufacturing margins by 15%.

. Simplified and standardized the standard cost process globally

to increase frequency of updates. Process time reduced by 55%,

update frequency from yearly to quarterly.

. Reduced the cost of performing Fixed Asset and Cost Accounting

functions by 90% by transferring functions from USA to Thailand

saving $325K per year.

. Consolidated functions and reduced domestic headcount by 84% and

costs by 85% as company closed North American manufacturing

facilities with zero to no impact to schedules and deliverables.

Lucent Technologies, Allentown, PA

1996 - 2002

Lucent Technologies was a telecommunications manufacturer with revenue of

$38B with facilities world-wide. Lucent was spun off from AT&T on September

1, 1996 and purchased by Alcatel SA on December 1, 2006 forming Alcatel-

Lucent.

Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis - Operations Finance

2000 - 2002

Prepare internal management reports and perform analysis of consolidated

financial results, forecasts and variances for global Operations.

Coordinate worldwide budget process and prepare budget analysis for senior

management. Supervise the activities of analysts worldwide with up to 10

direct reports and a team of forty.

Strategic Manufacturing Finance Manager

1997 - 2000

Develop strategic manufacturing plans for the five year planning process.

Develop tools to assign projected and actual manufacturing costs to product

families. Determine standard cost policy and procedures. Supervise global

standard cost updates.

. Developed fully utilized cost methodology used in standard costs

at 7 locations as wafer fabrication facilities became

underutilized. Developed the methodology used to assign un-

recovered costs $30M to $50M per year to product families.

. Supervised first standard cost revision in newly implemented

integrated Oracle environment. Update completed on schedule

despite multiple software implementation issues.

Business Unit Financial Manager

1996 - 1997

Provide results analysis, financial forecasting and financial consultation

to the Netcom Business Unit management team. Partner with Business Unit

Vice President setting financial goals. Present financial statements and

analysis to Vice President and General Managers. Supervise activities of

two financial analysts supporting business unit product families.

. Presented income statement results on a monthly basis and

provided financial forecast within schedule requirements.

. Developed three year Strategic Outlook for Business Unit. Worked

with Business Unit Vice President to assure commitment to long-

term business goals.

. Developed break-even model for the Reading manufacturing

location. Analysis instrumental in supporting funding decisions

for product proposals.

AT&T, Reading, PA

1977 - 1996

Manufacturing Finance Manager

1994 - 1996

Perform analysis of the consolidated financial results, forecasts and

variances for worldwide manufacturing organization. Communicate

expectations and schedule requirements to manufacturing management team.

Report results and historical trends to the financial and business Vice

Presidents. Supervise five accountants in support of the Operations

function.

Sr. Accounting Analyst

1989 - 1994

Provide financial analysis of results, forecasts and all aspects of income

statement for Facilities organization and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit

Business Unit. Overall knowledge of accounting systems, problem solving,

decision making and communications skills applied.

Accounting Analyst and Manufacturing Supervisor

1977 - 1989

Various assignments in book-close organization, including cost accounting,

general ledger administration and fixed assets. Supervisor of hourly

manufacturing teams including storerooms, wafer fabrication and inspection.

Education

MBA, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor in Business Administration, Accounting, Temple University,

Philadelphia, PA

Professional Affiliations

The Institute of Internal Auditors [pic]

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